I think this is it. As you grow, you need something like n/c management, where n is the production workforce and c is maybe 3. That's not too bad of itself, but

I think this is it. As you grow, you need something like n/c management, where n is the production workforce and c is maybe 3. That's not too bad of itself, but it comes with a command chain somewhere between log c and c. Everything slows down, gets miscommunicated and politicked, and divergent goals appear. The company is no longer about the product, it's about managing the process that produces product.